Occupy clipper: protester jumps on ship in bid to keep it in UK

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The world’s oldest clipper ship, which lies decomposing in a Scottish port, has become the site of an unlikely occupation after she was boarded by a campaigner desperate to stop her being transported across the globe.

The Carrick — once known as the City of Adelaide — is to be moved to Australia and restored by a charitable trust.

But a rival group from Sunderland, where the boat was built in 1864, say they cannot let it leave UK waters. They are worried about the Australian bidders’ financial standing and want the Carrick to return to its birthplace to be turned into

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